Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they lost their top two inside linebackers to season-ending injuries these last two weeks in Cole Holcomb and Kwon Alexander. While that is devastating news for the Steelers, there’s still potentially some good that comes from those two injuries.
With Holcomb and Alexander now on the Reserve/Injured list, the Steelers should be able to get a half-season look at several young inside linebackers on their team in Mark Robinson, Mykal Walker, and perhaps even Tariq Carpenter. Currently, Walker and Carpenter both reside on the team’s practice squad but that figures to change by the end of the week.